10 Step RAW Photo Processing / Where to Start, What To Do Next, Where to Finish
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 พ.ค. 2024
- When I first started editing RAW photos, I had no idea where to start. I learned how to use different tools and techniques, but I lacked context. What should I do first? What should I do later? To answer those questions, and to formalize my approach, I developed my own 10 step framework. These are the steps I follow every single time I sit down to edit an image, from start to finish.
10 Step RAW Photo Processing Framework
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0:00 Introduction
1:35 Step 1 - Lens Corrections
2:46 Step 2 - Transform
3:38 Step 3 - Crop
4:10 Step 4 - White Balance
6:10 Step 5 - Exposure
8:10 Step 6 - Contrast
9:46 Step 7 - Color
11:50 Step 8 - Dodging and Burning
13:25 Step 9 - Cleanup
14:35 Step 10 - Sharpening
15:30 Outro
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White Balance Cards (from Step 4)
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TH-cam algorithm is actually stupid for not giving you more exposure, your videos are GREAT
Agreed. Todd is awesome!
Agreed.
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exposure
Totally agree, not balanced 😏
Perhaps he shouldn't bring his exposure down then.
This video is clear, concise, insightful and we'll organized. Top work.
Todd Dominey is an exceptional speaker and educator!
The logic and lucidity of your videos is gratefully appreciated. Keep it up.
Hi Todd, thank you very much for making this video. I'm usually satisfied with my edition but being more organized helps me to understand what part I need to change when things go wrong. I love this process. Also you are an excellent teacher and your videos are great.
Fairly new hobbyist here and editing has been a nightmare for me. This video is gonna help me a ton and I'll likely even refer back to it. Thank you so much for sharing your process and explaining things in a way I could grasp. There are soooo many sliders and such in editing software that it can be overwhelming to someone new lol.
Thank you Todd, I have watched countless TH-cam videos about Photoshop and such. You are, by far, the most pragmatic illustrator, you explained things in such a way that I don't feel rushed and understood more. You did a great job, thank you.
Editing photos has been something I've struggled with since the beginning of my photography hobby... but unfortunately it's a pretty important step haha! Recently I've started playing around with RAW images... but really had no clue what I was doing! I finally had the great idea to do some research, and this video has helped tremendously! I actually managed to create something that doesn't look terrible from a RAW image haha, thanks so much for the video!!
This is absolutely perfect--precisely what I was looking for. I knew there were principles for what order to do things and why but had yet to find a source that pulled it all together in a tidy way. This was so concisely presented. Thank you!
Thanks Todd. Excellent video for us "structure people". I also find myself just moving sliders around and this work flow will help me get into more of a routine and I am sure it will help my image processing overall.
EXCELLENT roadmap for editing photos. Very clear and concise. Thank you for sharing your process!!😊
Thank you Todd, great video. I found this video 3 years later but, hey, better late than never! Your method has a strong structure and it is a really well presented video. Thank you and congrats. 🎉🎉🎉
Your videos have been amazing for a film school graduate that was never taught how to edit. Thank you!
This was exactly what I was looking for! I appreciate you ❤❤❤
It's amazing the difference in my edits(and photos) from 10 years ago. Very valuable video for beginners and even valuable for experienced editors.
Honestly, I didn't have very high hopes when clicking this video. Didn't regret it though. I was pleasantly surprised to get a nicely structured lesson, explained clearly, packed with photography wisdom, yet concise. You've just earned a new subscriber, sir.
Straight to the point. Best tutorial about photo editing, by far.
This is a really great overview, thank you so much for making it! I've been struggling with exactly something like this - staring at a dull grey RAW image and wondering what to do and in what order. Thanks for the tutorial!
This is fantastic! You are a fantastic teacher and I learned alot!!!😊
Thanks Todd. A fantastic tutorial!
Something about the way you present information just clicks with me like few others. Thank you.
I like that you include side by side suggestions for both LR and C1.
You won my subscription with "get a coffee" 😁
Excellent presentation, very clear and without the confusing pointer movements found in many tutorials
I really like that you took the trouble to explain what all these sliders are actually doing to your image and where and when you would actually use them. I have viewed countless videos on this subject and mostly come away even more confused and uncertain than when I started. Your presentation had the opposite effect. Congratulations and thank you - I now feel really inspired to have another crack at photo editing. Cheers, Philip Alvy, SW Scotland.
Excellent Todd, thank you!
Outstanding. Excellent teacher...Thank you Todd!
New to photography found this very helpful and how I should approach editing. Great video.
Really good, and it gets better every time I watch it, and practice using it. Thanks!
Todd - Very good content here and well thought-out and presented. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with others. Greatly appreciated. I will share your videos.
Genuinely presented! Looking forward for more content from you
Hi Todd,
Fantastic video. Loved the way you have explained the entire latitude of post processing in such 10 simple steps. It will definitely help me to build a definite process around how I will process my images in Lightroom going forward!! Excellent video!!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!
You are amazing Todd, thanks for sharing this for many photographers to learn
Great video. Well-spoken and easy to watch all the way through.
This is what you call the Art of Perfection, crystal Clear.
Hi Todd! I'm into digital photograhy and LR for few years already and always struggled with developing RAWs, doing it in very intuitive way, always different, and frustrated with effects after I finally and accidentaly received at least satisfying effect. This tutorial is so great, I just regret I didn't find it earlier. Many thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience!
Excellent explanation and description for each step. Thank you very much!
This isn't another advert for the famous Danish beer maker but "this is probably the best editing work flow video in the world". Thanks for your very informative video Todd!
Fantastic video, explained the thought process behind successful and productive image editing superbly, thank you so much. I now have my entire photo library to re edit!
Thank you for all the photo examples you provided.
I am watching many of your videos recently, I really like your thoughtful approach and I am sure my images will benefit!
I consider myself fairly competent at photo editing, yet I learned so much from this structured approach. Excellent video and teaching skills. Thank you!
Fantastic. Excellent totorial. Thanks, Claudio for Italy
Really great video. So clear and simple. Thank you!
Excelente metodo de trabajo, gracias! ❤🔥
Just found your channel.I love the clean and concise information. Loved the exposure and contrast explanations, this is the best version that I've heard. Great Video.
Brilliant, thank you for your commitment. Hoping you would keep on posting contents about photo precessing
Love this step-by-step! Thank you for your work!
Learning and practicing. Thank you Todd. Keep up the great work!
Thank you for exellent teaching Todd! Keep up the good work.
I have been crashing around in Lr not having any idea where to start. This is the best tutorial I have watched. Thank you.
Thank you for clearly explaining your framework method. As a beginner, I find this kind of explanation of how the experienced do it educational.
I'm reasonably new to color grading. Although I've messed with it for over a decade, I'm only now taking it seriously, and learning the tools in practice.
This is a fantastic tutorial. can't wait to implement this, and see how it can improve my workflow and grading quality.
Thank you and best regards.
Finally a systematic sequence of steps to follow. I had no idea what I was doing. Probably still don’t- but this will point me toward competence.
absolutely loved the way you have explained, it gave so many insight. Thank you so much.
Hello Todd, Thank you for creating this excellent Lightroom editing resource -- and helping me to create order from chaos! This was at just the right level of depth for me to be able to establish the context as well as the flow. In other words, the components together create the whole. Although I've seen many other videos that explain workflow, yours made the most sense to me. I will use your workflow going forward and also try to incorporate my new favorite editing tools Luminar AI and (soon to be released) Luminar NEO. Since this is the first of your videos that I've viewed, I will explore the rest of the library. In the way of self analysis, my current focus is on subtlety, ie not over-correcting. (The available tools are so powerful, that it is difficult to know where and when to stop!) Thanks again!
Excellent instruction. Bravo!
Nice presentation. I especially like how you explain your process, it makes complete sense, and it will help me improv my images. Thank you so much Todd
The most of my questions are finally solved, thank you so much for your video, I really appreciate it!!
Thanks Todd, very useful advices
Super clear and logical. Thanks !
Todd, this video was extremely helpful to me. Thank you so much.
Great overview, so needed...
Really great video. I did a before and after of my own original edit + your recommended process, and your process wins hands down!
Sir, you provided a great framework to follow, especially for folks who have yet to find their own workflow happy place.
Great tips on tripod use! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much. Hope to be confident using editing tools.
Thanks so much for this Todd...helped me much!
Thank you! Your tips are helping me to improve my photo finishing
Thank you for this video!
Wow! Great process!
I've just discovered your videos and absolutely love them! Your explanations are really clear, and I find them very helpful. They answer lots of questions I've had as I've migrated to digital photography and processing over the past few years. Great stuff, cheers!
Thank you very much for guiding me through the jungle !
Thans for the fantastic explication and give me a point to start understand a little bit more this world.
Excellent way of presentation. very clarified thoughts...thanks a lot for sharing ..🙏
Well thought out and delivered video. Very helpful. I appreciate your calm, methodic approach, and most of all, not talking down to your audience. Well done. I just subscribed.
Very helpful Todd. The more I learn about photoshop the more I realize that I don't know. I was having trouble figuring out how to handle RAW files. This structure will help immeasurably.
This is great!! First time seeing you on TH-cam but I can’t wait to dig into your channel more.
Nice job, you popped up out of nowhere, since for months I have been looking at a ton of LR videos. Glad you did.
Thank you, great video
Always perfect!!! Thanks.
Wow great articulation of the process, and explanation of working contrast. Well done!
A truly excellent presentation.
Thanks Todd, that video is super helpful and I am definitely going to use your framework in my editing process. Also, it is very refreshing to hear somebody talk about Capture One as well as light room as nearly every other TH-cam video only seems to mention light room as though it’s the only editing suite out there. Thanks again and keep up the great work (and Capture One tips). 👏👏👏
Thank you. Very helpful
Quality content as usual. The algorithm is gonna take notice. Great stuff
excellent superb presentation. Thank you so much
Thanks. The information was really nice.
Thank you Todd ... much appreciated
Outstanding Todd! I wish I had seen this years ago when I was first learning the editing process.
Spot-on methodical approach. Thanks!!
Subscribed immediately.
Super helpful! I've definitely struggled with editing since taking up photography as a hobby and feel I spend so much time ending up with something I'm not even happy with. Looking forward to trying out this workflow!
so nice to learn that
Thanks a lot for this video!
Thank you, this video is excellent.
Brilliant - thanks !
Extremely helpful video!!
This is perfect Bible to photo editing !
This is what I needed. I had the first four steps and then I’d start tweaking sliders with no real idea of what I should be doing, inevitably I’d reset or get frustrated and stop. The result is 3 years of unedited photos. I’d be interested to see in-depth videos on each part of this process, particularly from step 4 onwards.
Yea, I really appreciate this video 👍